Property buyers seek broadband information

Many property buyers believe there should be more information
shared about the availability of broadband when looking for a new
home.

Research from Hyperoptic showed 34 per cent of prospective buyers
feel they should be able to find out what broadband speeds then can
expect and that this information should be readily made
available.

Many also they could be put off buying a property if the broadband
speeds on offer are not acceptable.

The survey also found that buyers and renters also want to know
what mobile phone signal they can accept.

“We are hitting one of the busiest times of the year
for moving home, but ironically for many the speed of the market
won’t be matched by the speed at which they can connect to
the Internet when they get into a new property,” said Steve
Holford, chief customer officer of Hyperoptic.

“The average property broadband speed that is given from a
property website is basically misleading since it does not factor
in how much a fibre to the cabinet broadband service can reduce at
peak times. It is time that the property sector woke up to the fact
that broadband is not just a standard property amenity as it has
the power to turn off a prospective renter and buyer
altogether.”

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